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structure and staffing of the center

appears sound and the feasibility of

expansion plans to address other unique

needs within Native American

communities and special target

populations. The degree to which expert

consultants are engaged in achieving the

objectives of the center.

Evaluation Plan (10 points): The

quality of the proposed methods for

evaluating all activities related to the

program, including formative, process

and impact evaluation.

Human Subjects (Not Weighted):

Consistent with the requirements of the

federal regulations on protection of

human subjects in research (45 CFR Part

46), does the proposal provide an

explanation of how research activities

will be reviewed so that human subjects

will be protected? Do any proposed

research activities seem contrary to

ethical research practice?

lll Yes

lll No

Commentsllllllllll

Women, Racial, and Ethnic Minorities

(5 points): The degree to which the

applicant has met the CDC Policy

requirements regarding the inclusion of

women, ethnic, and racial groups in the

proposed research. This includes:

1. The proposed plan for the inclusion

of both sexes and racial and ethnic

minority populations for appropriate

representation.

2. The proposed justification when

representation is limited or absent.

3. A statement as to whether the

design of the study is adequate to

measure differences when warranted.

4. A statement as to whether the plans

for recruitment and outreach for study

participants include the process of

establishing partnerships with

community(ies) and recognition of

mutual benefits.

Budget (Not Weighted): The extent to

which the budget is reasonable and

consistent with the purpose and

objective of the program announcement.

H. Other Requirements

Technical Reporting Requirements

Provide CDC with an original plus

two copies of:

1. quarterly progress reports

2. financial status report, no more

than 90 days after the end of the budget

period.

3. final financial and performance

reports, no more than 90 days after the

end of the project period.

Send all reports to: Sharron P. Orum,

Grants Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, Room 300, 255

East Paces Ferry Road, NE., MS E18,

Atlanta, GA 30305–2209.

The following additional

requirements are applicable to this

program and are incorporated herein by

reference. For a complete description of

each, see Attachment 1 in the

application kit.

AR98–1 Human Subjects

Requirements

AR98–2 Requirements for Inclusion of

Women and Racial and Ethnic

Minorities in Research

AR98–7 Executive Order 12372

Review

AR98–8 Public Health System

Reporting Requirements

AR98–9 Paperwork Reduction Act

Requirements

AR98–10 Smoke-Free Workplace

Requirements

AR98–11 Healthy People 2000

AR98–12 Lobbying Restrictions

AR98–15 Proof of Non-Profit Status

I. Authority and Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number

This program is authorized under the

Public Health Service Act, Sections

317(k)(2) [42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(2)] and

301(a) [42 U.S.C. 241(a)], as amended.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is 93.135.

J. Where to Obtain Additional

Information

Please refer to Program

Announcement 98081 when you request

information. For a complete program

description, information on application

procedures, an application package, and

business management technical

assistance, contact: Sharron P. Orum,

Grants Management Officer, Grants

Management Branch, Procurement and

Grants Office, Announcement 98081,

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Room 300, 255 East Paces

Ferry Road, NE., Mailstop E–18, Atlanta,

GA 30305–2209, telephone (404) 842–

6805, Email address spo2@cdc.gov.

See also the CDC home page on the

Internet: http://www.cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

contact: Mr. Bud Bowen, Program

Director, Division of Diabetes

Translation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE.,

Mailstop K–10, Atlanta, GA 30341–

3724, telephone (770) 488–5013, Email

address, gob0@cdc.gov.

Dated: July 2, 1998.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Request for Topic Specific Comments

on the Revision of the Vessel

Sanitation Program’s Operations

Manual (1989)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health

and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: This notice solicits topic

specific information for consideration in

revision of the Vessel Sanitation

Program’s (VSP) operations manual. The

document was last revised in August

1989. Input from the cruise line

industry and other interested parties is

critical to this document. Comments

and information provided will be used

to draft a revised and expanded

Operations Manual to reflect CDC’s, the

industry’s, and others current

knowledge. The specific topical areas

for the revised manual are:

• Food Safety.

• Water Sanitation.

• Disease Surveillance.

• Childcare Sanitation.

• Housekeeping Sanitation.

• Pools, Spas, & Recreational Areas.

• Self-Inspection and Microbiological

Monitoring.

• Indoor Air Quality.

• Toxic Substances.

• Waste Management.

• Integrated Pest Management.

• Administrative Guidelines.

DATES: To be considered in the manual

revision process, written comments and

additional information must be received

by September 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the

current Operations Manual must be

made by calling (770) 488–3141. Written

comments on the existing document, or

suggested changes or additions for a

revised document should be sent by

mail or facsimile to: Daniel Harper,

Chief, VSP, Mailstop F16, 4770 Buford

Highway, NE., Atlanta, GA, 30341–

3724, facsimile (770) 488-4127, or email DMH2@CDC.GOV

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP)

is a cooperative activity between the

cruise ship industry and the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

Public Health Service, U.S. Department

of Health and Human Services. This

program is authorized by the Public

Health Service Act Sections 361–369 [42

U.S.C. 264–272], and implementing

regulations found at 42 CFR Part 71. The
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purpose and goals of the VSP are to

achieve and maintain a level of

sanitation that will lower the risk for

gastrointestinal and other disease

outbreaks and assist the passenger line

industry in its effort to provide a

healthful environment for passengers

and crew.

Comments and suggestions for

revision of the manual must include

appropriate text specific documentation

and/or references providing the

scientific support for any suggested

change or addition to the current

operations manual. The VSP will

evaluate all comments and suggestions

received and will draft a revised

operations manual for discussion and

review by interested parties and the

public. The draft document will be

circulated to the industry and others,

and VSP will hold a public meeting in

October or November, 1998, to allow

discussion of the draft manual. The final

draft of a revised operations manual is

planned for January 1, 1999.

Dated: July 2, 1998.

Joseph R. Carter,

Acting Associate Director for Management

and Operations, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 98–18197 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–R–142]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

In Compliance with the Requirement

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA), Department of Health and

Human Services, has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information. Interested

persons are invited to send comments

regarding the burden estimate or any

other aspect of this collection of

information, including any of the

following subjects: (1) the necessity and

utility of the proposed information

collection for the proper performance of

the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(4) the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology to minimize the information

collection burden.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Extension of a currently

approved collection; Title of

Information Collection: ICR’s contained

in BPD–339, Examination and

Treatment for Emergency Medical

Conditions and Women in Labor, 42

CFR 488.18, 489.20, and 489.24; Form

No.: HCFA–R–142, OMB # 0938–0667;

Use: The information collection

requirements contained in BPD–393,

Examination and Treatment for

Emergency Medical Conditions and

Women in Labor contains requirements

for hospitals to prevent them from

inappropriately transferring individuals

with emergency medical conditions, as

mandated by Congress. HCFA will use

this information to help assure

compliance with this mandate and

protect the public. This information is

not contained elsewhere in regulations;

Frequency: On occasion; Affected

Public: Business or other for-profit,

Individuals or Households, not-forprofit institutions, Federal Government,

and State, Local or Tribal Government;

Number of Respondents: 7,000; Total

Annual Responses: 7,000; Total Annual

Hours: 1.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, E-mail

your request, including your address

and phone number, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 30 days of this notice directly to

the OMB Desk Officer designated at the

following address: OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch,

Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: July 1, 1998.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA,

Office of Information Services, Information

Technology Investment Management Group,

Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 98–18258 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–576]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration, HHS. In compliance

with the requirement of section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care

Financing Administration (HCFA),

Department of Health and Human

Services, is publishing the following

summary of proposed collections for

public comment. Interested persons are

invited to send comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

any of the following subjects: (1) The

necessity and utility of the proposed

information collection for the proper

performance of the agency’s functions;

(2) the accuracy of the estimated

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology to

minimize the information collection

burden.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Reinstatement, without change,

of a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: Organ

Procurement Organization (OPO)

Request for Designation and Supporting

Regulations in 42 CFR 486.301–486.325;

Form No.: HCFA–576 (OMB# 0938–

0512); Use: The information provided

on this form serves as a basis for

certifying OPOs for participation in the

Medicare and Medicaid programs and

will indicate whether the OPO is

meeting the specified performance

standards for reimbursement of service.

Additionally, the form is used for

inputting minimal information into the

Online Survey Certification Reporting

(OSCAR) System.; Frequency: Annually;

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, and Not-for-profit institutions;

Number of Respondents: 69; Total

Annual Responses: 69; Total Annual

Hours: 138.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the

proposed paperwork collections

referenced above, access HCFA’s Web

Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/

regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail your

request, including your address, phone

number, OMB number, and HCFA

document identifier, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 30 days of this notice directly to

the OMB desk officer: OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch,

Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.